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Market goers can expect to find a wide assortment of goods from the farm and field, including fruits and vegetables, eggs, meats and cheeses, honey, seasonal flowers, and annual and perennial plants. Food and beverage artisans provide a tasteful variety of satisfying breads, drinks, pastries, and savory dishes. This weekly gathering provides individuals the opportunity to connect with their community in meaningful ways while supporting small farmers and businesses.
Youth Day at the Market this Weekend!!
Young farmers, artists, growers and entrepreneurs 6-17 years old will get their own booth spaces on the Fernandez Plaza and some nestled along the periphery of BCFM vendors during this special day for youth at the Market. Youth keep all their profits as they experience a day of running their own stands. Their Market runs from 9 AM to 12:30 PM.
This week, Roger Kerr, Chief of the Bloomington Fire Department, will greet the public at the Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market from 10 AM to 12 PM.
The Bedford Farmers Market consists of local farmers, artisans and bakers; all items for sale at the market are handmade/homegrown in Lawrence County and within 75 miles from courthouse. Products available at the Bedford Farmers Market include fresh produce, plants, farm fresh eggs, local beef, chicken and pork, baked goods, jams, jellies, sweet bread, pies, cinnamon rolls, jewelry, tie-dye, pottery, leather goods, baby items, candles, walking sticks, baskets, crochet dolls/animals and a variety of other art/craft items.
We welcome new vendors/performers throughout the season
Join us for a day of fresh produce, handmade goods, and local flavors at the Owen County Farmers’ Market! Whether you’re looking for the freshest vegetables, beautiful flowers, local honey, unique crafts, or plant starts, there’s something for everyone.
Located in our overflow parking lot on the West side of the funeral home, vendors will be on hand with fresh produce, honey, homemade baked goods, handmade crafts and jewelry, fundraisers, food trucks and non-for profit community organizations.
Many vendors accept Venmo, Paypal, Apple and Android Pay.
Public restrooms are available at our market.
Wide Variety of Gems, Jewelry, Minerals, Fossils, Rocks, Gifts, Lapidary Supplies, Rockhound & Prospecting Supplies, 4-H Project Material, Science Project Material
Learn how to walk trails with your dog or reinforce your pet’s good trail-walking manners. Join us on the last Saturday of each month (weather permitting) for the MCHA Dog Walking Club. Meet at the front of the MCHA clinic promptly at 9:00 a.m. Bring your dog, a leash, and good walking shoes!
Presented by Duke Energy & SCI REMC
The Brown County Touch-A-Truck event is a free, hands-on event that provides kids with the opportunity to see, touch and explore their favorite big trucks, heavy equipment and emergency vehicles as well as interact with community support leaders including police officers, firemen, construction workers and more! Bring the entire family to get up close with these vehicles, learn about what they do, how they work and how they benefit our community!
We suggest that you bring ear protection for babies and children to protect their ears from noise and to prevent them from becoming startled by the sudden and unexpected sounds of horns and sirens. We have a “quiet hour” from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. where no horns are allowed. Don’t forget sunscreen and bring water bottles to help your family stay cool and hydrated in the heat.
All donations benefit Brown County Weekend Backpacks, a community-led, totally-volunteer program whose goal is keeping hungry children fed with nutritious food all weekend long.
Parent supervision is required and cameras are highly recommended.
Join the Monroe County History Center Cemetery Committee & the Prospect Hill Neighborhood Association to learn the basics of headstone cleaning and repair. Wear outdoor work clothes, bring work gloves and knee pads if you’d like. Please bring your own water and snacks.
Questions? Email: [email protected]
Pop over to WonderLab for the 2025 BubbleFest! An extraordinary event dedicated to the wondrous world of bubbles.
The Limestone Heritage Festival is a community celebration of Lawrence County’s rich limestone history during “Limestone Month,” which is recognized annually during the month of June. It all takes place on the Downtown Bedford Square Friday, June 27th and Saturday, June 28th. Enjoy downtown architectural walking tours, the limestone carving exhibit, photography contest, live music at Harp Commons, shopping at the downtown stores and boutiques, meals at our downtown restaurants, food trucks on J Street, the Limestone Heritage Festival Parade, FIREWORKS, the Bedford Farmers Market and MORE!
Experience the Ultimate Culinary Showdown at Hard Truth Distilling Co. – WFC Live Fire!
Get ready for an unforgettable experience as Hard Truth Distilling Co. hosts one of the most exciting competitions in food sport — the World Food Championships (WFC) Live Fire event!
At WFC Live Fire, the heat is real and the stakes are even higher. Chefs from across the country will battle it out using only wood and charcoal — no gas, no electric, just pure, authentic fire mastery. Armed with nothing but their skills and a 1-hour, 45-minute countdown, these talented competitors must conquer open flames to create mouthwatering dishes that will leave you in awe.
Hard Truth’s breathtaking 325-acre campus sets the perfect backdrop for this celebration of bold flavors, intense competition, and smoky perfection. This isn’t your typical low-and-slow barbecue — it’s fast, fierce, and fiery!
Have cuttings to share or a houseplant that you’re willing to trade? Bring them by, meet fellow plant enthusiasts, and find a new plant for your home. All ages.
The Farmhouse will be open for tours, and live Americana music will performed in
Daisy’s parlor by various volunteer musicians and groups including The Peace Choir and the Uketones.
Get ready for the most amazing, most awesome and most colorful program you have ever seen!
>>Learn how your eyes work.
>>Discover the truth about the light that comes from the sun.
At Field Day, you can join 35,000 amateur radio operators (hams) who set up radio stations in parks or similar–off the grid(!)–locations and practice emergency communications. Event ends at 2:00 pm 6/29.
The International Ventriloquist and Arts Festival, AKA VentFest
This is a social support group for LGBTQ+ adults.
Show starts at 7:30pm
Door Opens 6pm
Country Line Dancing Starts @ 6:30pm
John is a national touring headliner across North America. He performs in numerous clubs including Gotham in New York and the Improv in Hollywood. He is also a regular performer on acclaimed independent shows like “Whiplash,” “Hot Tub,” and “Meltdown.”
The King’s Wife imagines a secret history of Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn (the first wives of Henry VIII) and the untold story of their friendship and struggle for power in a male dominated era. A revolutionary pop musical by two-time Grammy-nominated songwriter, Jamie Floyd, and award-winning playwright, Mêlisa Annis, this bold reimagining of history explores the enduring legacy of extraordinary women.
Classic Rock, Live Shows, Music
The Ultimate Doors was formed with the intention of preserving The Doors’ music and performances as well as bringing an authentic experience to the old and the new generations of Doors fans.
With great attention to detail, The Ultimate Doors provide their audiences with an authentic looking and sounding tribute to Jim Morrison & The Doors. Every piece of equipment on stage is exactly what The Doors used in the 1960s from the instruments and amps to the clothing and microphones. The Ultimate Doors leaves no stone unturned in bringing an authentic Doors tribute show to the stage.
The four musicians within the Ultimate Doors who take on the roles of Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger and John Densmore do not take the job of portraying their idols lightly. They bring a professional, high-energy, authentic production to the stage night after night in order to transport their audiences back to the late 1960s.
Two exciting, improvised trios featuring musicians from St. Louis, Chicago and Bloomington.
ALL-AGES
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Alex Cunningham (violin, STL) / Damon Smith (double bass, STL) / Jerome Bryerton (drums, CHI)
While all of this trio has been to Bloomington, they have never performed here all together. Jerome and Damon performed alongside Ortet last fall at Russian Recording, but Alex has not been since 2017. All seasoned improvisers, this trio will conjure wild sounds together, composed on the fly. Damon has been a student and explorer of the upright bass for decades, also running the label Balance Point Acoustics. Jerome and Alex are both accomplished visual artists as well. Jerome is a print-maker and painter, and Alex creates collages that are just as kinetic as his playing.
https://www.alexcunninghamviolin.com/
https://balancepointacoustics.com/
http://www.jeromebryerton.com/
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LXQ trio is Lather on tapes, electronics and strings, Xylocept on synthesizer and electronics, and Kyle Quass on trumpet and percussion. They performed last fall at Backspace Gallery (that performance is available on Lather’s bandcamp) and are excited to come together again for a sonic adventure.
https://lather.bandcamp.com/
https://xylocept.bandcamp.com/
https://kylequass.bandcamp.com/
In the Old Mill. Doors at 8pm
BeelzeBabe is back and ready to clown around 4 you! He’s brought along some fab friends:
FAGGEDY ANN
BIG BIRTHA KULTURE
MAY I. TUTCHEM
+ PEACOCK THE PHOENIX
Wide Variety of Gems, Jewelry, Minerals, Fossils, Rocks, Gifts, Lapidary Supplies, Rockhound & Prospecting Supplies, 4-H Project Material, Science Project Material
Enjoy Food Trucks; Raffled Theme Baskets; Silent Auction for Restaurant Gift Cards; Live Music from the Justin Case Band; Face Painting, indoor and outdoor games, and more. All will benefit St. Vincent de Paul serving Monroe County, an all-volunteer organization helping those in need with rent, utilities, transportation, furniture and appliances, one person at a time.
Join us on this Summery Sunday to work on your creative craft projects! Bring along any portable craft project and join this casual gathering creatives! You’ll enjoy making new friends while sipping a cup of coffee, tea, lemonade, or a glass of wine while exchanging ideas and tips. This group is FREE, and meets on the LAST Sundays monthly (1-3pm).
The Mobility Aids Lending Library (MALL) program matches gently used mobility devices free of charge to those who cannot afford them or only need them for a short period of time. All ages.
Pop over to WonderLab for the 2025 BubbleFest! An extraordinary event dedicated to the wondrous world of bubbles.
The King’s Wife imagines a secret history of Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn (the first wives of Henry VIII) and the untold story of their friendship and struggle for power in a male dominated era. A revolutionary pop musical by two-time Grammy-nominated songwriter, Jamie Floyd, and award-winning playwright, Mêlisa Annis, this bold reimagining of history explores the enduring legacy of extraordinary women.
Bodies, limestone, satin, green sun, resonances, and language.
A unique improvised performance unfolding in the spaces we move by every day. You’ll encounter dance, music and poetry—an invitation into new relationships with downtown’s familiar places.
What becomes possible when we come together in creative space?
What can be said that usually goes unsaid?
What does it mean to dwell in deeper dialogue—with one another, and with what is already here?
This meandering performance walk is about being with each other—an unfolding of presence where something uncommon may emerge. How do we gather to see differently, to be differently together in these uncommon times?
Come be inspired. Be surprised. Take some time. Meet someone new.
The performance begins under the large tree on the Northwest Lawn of the Courthouse, across from Social Cantina.
We’ll begin there and slowly travel two blocks, with performance surprises in local businesses, ending at the Monroe County History Center.
Tasty cool treats will be provided during and after.
Optional interactive prompts offered. Linger, play, and explore after the performance.
The International Ventriloquist and Arts Festival, AKA VentFest
Sound Weasel – alternative rock
Rearview Rhonda – original music- garage/punk rock band
Cosmopolitan naturalistic gardens, combining native plants (and their cultivars) with non-native plants to achieve long-term flowering gardens (from early Spring until late Fall) The Gardens were planted and are maintained by volunteers. www.animalsheltergardens.com
Wrestling’s finest storyteller is back with his first one-man-show tour in three years. Mick has assembled a brand new show featuring stories from throughout his legendary career – and each show concludes with a 45 minute Q&A.
Doors open at 6:00 pm.
Garden Volunteer Hours are scheduled each Monday and Friday from 9:30-noon.
Join an adventurous fisherman and a chatty wish fish as they dive into a world of enchanting folktales in this production from River City Puppets!
New English speakers will practice everyday language skills in a relaxed, informal atmosphere.
Join an adventurous fisherman and a chatty wish fish as they dive into a world of enchanting folktales in this production from River City Puppets!
No money involved. Play euchre or another card game (cards provided by the Club) or bring any board game to play.
Hey smart people!! Trivia Nights are now your favorite thing to do on Mondays! We promise to keep the sports to a minimum!
Come out on Monday nights from 8:30-10pm for your chance off that brain power to win fabulous bar cash prizes!
This is your chance to engage with the Mayor in an informal setting, ask questions, receive updates on local initiatives, and share any feedback you may have. Appointments will be scheduled in 15-minute intervals to ensure everyone has an opportunity to connect. Registration required.
Registration requested
Celebrate the natural colors all around you. Join us to learn the technique of eco printing by transferring the natural dyes of flowers and plants to fabric.
Receive free testing for HIV and HCV, as well as referral for Hepatitis C and HIV treatment, and access to PrEP medication. Age 18 and up.
Trivia with Bloomington Pub Quiz in Dining Room and Patio (Weather Permiting)
Special Godzilla Theme
For 38 years and counting, the IU Summer Piano Academy has offered serious young pianists, between the ages 12-19, opportunities to grow musically, learn from world-class master teachers and nurturing faculty, and develop lifelong friendship.
These events are open to the public, with no registration or experience required (though we appreciate advance notice for groups of 5+ people). We simply ask that you dress appropriately to do outdoor work, and bring plenty of water to stay hydrated. Snacks and drinks will be provided as well as any other tools you may need to help out!
We hope you can join us to get outside and enjoy nature, make new friends, and learn some sustainable, organic orcharding practices. All are welcome!
A group for those who have lost a spouse/partner. Open to the LGBTQ+ community and our allies. Contact [email protected] for more information.